China's ports register rising cargo throughput in January

BEIJING -- China's ports recorded a robust growth of cargo throughput in January amid the country's steady economic recovery, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.

Cargo throughput at ports climbed 17.4 percent year-on-year to 1.29 billion tons in January, the ministry said.

In January, container handling volume at China's ports amounted to 23.77 million twenty-foot equivalent units, up 13.2 percent from a year ago.